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Turkey to meet visa deal criteria by early May

Published: 26 Apr 2016 - 02:49 pm | Last Updated: 09 Nov 2021 - 07:25 pm
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ANKARA: Turkey will meet criteria for visa liberalisation by the beginning of May, Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek said on Tuesday, a key part of Ankara's deal with the European Union on migrants.

The Turkish government has agreed with the EU to take back  thousands of migrants from the Greek islands in exchange for aid and visa-free travel to Europe. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Saturday there would be no more readmissions of migrants if the visa deal were not enacted.

Reuters